Caption

Double-sided gingerbread form. Obverse: image of a rider/trumpeter on a horse dressed in a decorative tail, wearing costume from turn of 18th–19th centuries long jerkin with wide tails, breeches and long boots, tricorn hat; floral decoration at the bottom. Reverse: four small images of human figures shown front and back — first figure male carrying a basket filled with children probably known in folk tradition as Kinderbringer, second female in a high headdress in country dress holding a handkerchief and a small basket. Gingerbread form, genre scenes, decorative art, folk motifs, riders, floral decorations, plant ornaments, trumpeters, figural scenes. 18th–19th century, Province of Silesia 1742–1918. Double-sided rectangular form; height 42 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 2.8 cm., A rectangular wooden panel with a weathered brown surface showing a few cracks and worn areas, carved with a vertical column of a few shallow relief figures and ornamental shapes on the right side; the carvings include a stylized vase-like form, a standing figure wearing a dress and a headdress with decorative details, and a stout figure holding a basket with textured patterns, with an upside-down mirrored figure at the top; the background around the carvings is plain wood with visible grain in shades of brown and a neutral gray backdrop framing the panel.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_472

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.6Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double-sided gingerbread form Obverse image rider trumpeter horse dressed decorative tail wearing costume turn 18th–19th centuries long jerkin wide tails breeches long boots tricorn hat floral decoration bottom Reverse four small images human figures shown front back first figure male carrying basket filled children folk tradition Kinderbringer second female high headdress country dress holding handkerchief small basket Gingerbread form genre scenes decorative art folk motifs riders floral decorations plant ornaments trumpeters figural scenes 18th–19th century Province Silesia 1742–1918 Double-sided rectangular form height 42 cm width 25.5 cm depth 2.8 cm rectangular wooden panel weathered brown surface showing cracks worn areas carved vertical column shallow relief figures ornamental shapes right side carvings include stylized vase- form standing figure wearing dress headdress decorative details stout figure holding basket textured patterns upside-down mirrored figure top background carvings plain wood visible grain shades brown neutral gray backdrop framing panel.